From Screen Addiction to Self-Motivation: Ending the Daily Battle Over Video Games and Phones (**in Cantonese/Mandarin)

Are daily struggles over gaming and phone use turning your home into a battleground? Do you feel caught between wanting high achievements for your children and feeling helpless against the pull of modern technology?

You are not alone. In today’s digital age, traditional discipline methods often lead to constant power struggles, tears, and frustration for both parents and kids.

Join Hopewoods Psychotherapy and Sparkling Seeds for a transformational, 1-hour parent workshop designed specifically for Chinese-speaking families navigating the digital world.

What You Will Learn

• The Brain Behind the Screen (Neuroscience): Discover how dopamine and gaming design impact your child’s developing brain, and why simple restrictions or lectures often backfire.
• Connection Before Direction: Learn how to engage your child’s "upstairs brain" to manage emotional meltdowns and shift from conflict to co-regulation.
• Bridging Tradition and Attachment: Honour traditional parenting goals for discipline and success while deepening secure attachment and emotional trust.
• Fostering Self-Motivation: Transition from constant nagging and enforcement to helping your child cultivate intrinsic motivation and healthy self-control.

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Please note this workshop will be presented in Cantonese/Mandarin: 

從螢幕成癮到自主動力
告別每日電玩與手機的拉鋸戰
每天為了手機和電子遊戲與孩子展開「攻防戰」，讓家裡變成戰場嗎？既希望孩子學業有成、有自律能力，又對無處不在的電子產品感到無力與焦慮？

你並不孤單。在數位時代，傳統的強迫與管教方式往往只會引發不斷的權力鬥爭、眼淚與親子關係的撕裂。

誠邀您參加由 Hopewoods Psychotherapy 與 Sparkling Seeds 舉辦的 1 小時家長專題工作坊，專為華人家庭量身打造，帶您以全新的科學與心理學視角解開科技困局。

工作坊重點內容
螢幕背後的大腦機制（腦科學視角）： 了解多巴胺與遊戲機制如何影響孩子發育中的大腦，以及為什麼單純的強行禁止或說教往往適得其反。

先連結，後引導： 學習如何引導孩子的「上層大腦」，應對情緒失控，將親子衝突轉化為共同調節。

融合傳統期望與依附理論： 在尊重華人家庭對紀律與成就期望的同時，建立深層的安全依附與信任關係。

激發內在學習動力： 告別每日嘮叨與強迫，幫助孩子建立內在動機與健康的自我管理能力。

"當我們理解科技對大腦的影響，並以『依附關係』為導向時，我們不只是在減少螢幕使用時間，更是重塑與孩子終身受用的親子信任。"